Woman with a Suitcase

Woman with a Suitcase (Korean: 캐리어를 끄는 여자) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Joo Jin-mo, Jeon Hye-bin and Lee Joon. It aired on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) from September 26 to November 15, 2016 for 16 episodes.^[1][2]

Woman with a Suitcase
Promotional poster
Also known as	Woman Who Pulls a Career
Hangul	캐리어를 끄는 여자
Revised Romanization	Kaerieoreul Kkeuneun Yeoja
McCune–Reischauer	K'aeriŏrŭl Kkŭnŭn Yŏja
Genre	Legal Melodrama Comedy
Created by	Lee Jung-hwan
Written by	Kwon Eum-mi
Directed by	Kang Dae-sun Lee Jai-jin
Starring	Choi Ji-woo Joo Jin-mo Jeon Hye-bin Lee Joon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Jinnie Choi Jung Park
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Studio Dragon
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	September 26 (2016-09-26) – November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)

Plot

The series tells the story of how Cha Geum-joo (Choi Ji-woo) went from a disgraced manager at a law firm to a great attorney.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Choi Ji-woo as Cha Geum-joo
• Joo Jin-mo as Ham Bok-geo
• Jeon Hye-bin as Park Hye-joo
• Lee Joon as Ma Seok-woo

Supporting

Golden Tree

• Jin Kyung as Goo Ji-hyun
• Kim Byung-choon as Chief Hwang
• Bae Noo-ri as Oh An-na

K-Fact

• Choi Dae-sung as Go Goo-tae
• Ji Yi-soo as Baek Jin-seo
• Choi Tae-hwan as Choi Hoon-suk

Others

• Jang Hyun-sung as Lee Dong-soo
• Park Byung-eun as Prosecutor Kang
• Kim Min-ji as Seo Ji-ah
• Kim Young-pil as Lee Sang-yup
• Im Ji-hyun as Na Mi-sun
• Jung Yoo-jin as Madam Choi
• Choi Won-hong as Oh Kyung-hwan
• Yoon Ji-min as Jo Ye-ryung
• Oh Yeon-ah as Han Ji-won
• Min Sung-wook as Prosecutor Choi

Cameo

• Jo Jae-yoon as Na Gil-tae, Geum Joo's client (episode 1)
• Thunder as Cheondung (episode 5)
• Tae Jin-ah as himself (episode 9)

Original soundtrack

Untitled
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Genre	Pop K-pop soundtrack
Label	Fluxus Music Bugs Corp.
Producer	Kim Byung-chan (executive)

OST Part 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Small Comma" (작은 쉼표; Jakeun Swimpyo)	Seo Dong-sung	Park Sung-il (Copykumo), Kim Jun-suk	Alex of Clazziquai

OST Part 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"If You Can Come" (와준다면; Wajundamyeon)	Kwon Jung-yeol of 10cm	Choi Jae-man	10cm
2.	"If You Can Come" (Instrumental)		Choi

OST Part 3

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Closer" (다가갈수록; Dagagalsurok)	Kang Hyun-min [ko]	Kang	EZ of Ggot Jam Project [ko]
2.	"Closer" (Instrumental)		Kang

OST Part 4

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Shining Bright" (밝아졌죠; Balg-Ajyeossjyo)	Kang Hyun-min	Kang	Hello Ga-Young
2.	"Shining Bright" (Instrumental)		Kang

OST Part 5

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Time Leading to Us" (우리 시간 속에 이어지기를; Uli Sigan Sog-e Ieojigileul)	Kim Sung-hoon (DJ Clazzi) of Clazziquai	Kim	ESBEE
2.	"Time Leading to Us" (Instrumental)		Kim

OST Part 6

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"A Doll's Dream" (인형의 꿈; Inhyeongui Kkum)	Kang Hyun-min	Kang	Lee Tae-il of Block B
2.	"A Doll's Dream" (Instrumental)		Kang

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Title	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
			TNmS[4]		Nielsen Korea[5]
			Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	"Woman Carrying Queen Monaco's Bag" (모나코 왕비의 가방을 든 여자)	September 26, 2016	6.9% (NR)	6.8% (NR)	6.9% (NR)	7.9% (17th)
2	"I Got to Play the Bad Guy" (나는 나쁜 놈을 맡았다)	September 27, 2016	7.2% (18th)	7.7% (15th)	8.4% (15th)	9.7% (10th)
3	"Being Someone's Subordinate" (누군가에게 종속된다는 것)	October 3, 2016	7.0% (NR)	7.5% (17th)	7.9% (NR)	8.8% (15th)
4	"The Woman from the Rumors" (소문의 여자)	October 4, 2016	7.6% (17th)	7.9% (12th)	8.6% (15th)	9.0% (12th)
5	"Proving the Fact That He Likes You" (좋아한다는 주장의 압증)	October 10, 2016	7.1% (NR)	7.4% (17th)	8.2% (16th)	8.5% (15th)
6	"We're All Madonnas" (우리 모두 마돈나)	October 11, 2016	8.0% (19th)	9.0% (12th)	9.6% (8th)	10.7% (6th)
7	"Exactly One Secret" (딱 하나의 비밀)	October 17, 2016	7.1% (NR)	7.6% (18th)	8.2% (16th)	9.5% (10th)
8	"Good Reason to Be Alive" (살아 있어서 좋은 이유)	October 18, 2016	7.0% (20th)	7.2% (19th)	7.9% (16th)	9.3% (12th)
9	"I'm Demanding a Retrial for My Life" (내 인생의 재심을 청구합니다)	October 24, 2016	6.7% (NR)	7.3% (18th)	8.3% (15th)	9.7% (7th)
10	"Handcuffed Woman" (수갑을 찬 여자)	October 31, 2016	6.4% (NR)	6.4% (NR)	7.1% (NR)	8.0% (14th)
11	"Imagine, the Defendant's Eyes" (상상해봐요, 피고인의 눈빛을)	November 1, 2016	6.4% (20th)	6.6% (19th)	8.1% (13th)	8.6% (11th)
12	"Having Had Hit Rock Bottom..." (밑바닥에 서 봤다는 건..)	November 7, 2016	7.4% (19th)	7.7% (17th)	8.2% (15th)	9.2% (11th)
13	"Putting the Defendant's Benefit First" (피고인의 이익을 우선으로)	November 8, 2016	8.0% (15th)	9.2% (9th)	9.1% (10th)	9.9% (7th)
14	"When Losers Unite..." (못난이들이 합치면..)	November 14, 2016	7.4% (19th)	8.1% (15th)	8.9% (13th)	10.1% (9th)
15	"God's Eyes..." (신의 눈..)	November 15, 2016	8.2% (15th)	8.0% (13th)	8.9% (10th)	9.8% (7th)
16	"Not Giving Up" (포기하지 않는다는 것)		7.4% (17th)	8.1% (12th)	10.0% (7th)	11.3% (6th)
Average			7.3%	7.7%	8.4%	9.4%
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	36th MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Joo Jin-mo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Choi Ji-woo	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Lee Joon	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Jeon Hye-bin	Nominated
		Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Special Project Drama	Jang Hyun-sung	Nominated
		Golden Acting Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama	Jin Kyung	Nominated